rome
/ɹəʊm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.
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A metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy.
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The Italian government.
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An ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire.
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The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.
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The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "When could they say (till now) that talk'd of Rome, That her wide Walles incompast but one man? Now is it Rome indeed, and Roome enough When there is in it but one onely man."
- "Within the last thirty weeks I have heard the word Rome pronounced Room by several old-fashioned people in the north of Ireland, some of my own relations among the number. On remonstrating with one of these, she said, "It was always Room when I was at school (say about 1830), and I am too old to change it now.""
- "At first, Berlin tried to amend the agreement to restore a German trade surplus, but Rome refused."
- "These that suruiue, let Rome reward with loue."
- "Learning and Rome alike in Empire grew, And Arts still follow'd where her Eagles flew; From the same Foes [viz., Tyranny and Superstition], at last, both felt their Doom, And the same Age saw Learning fall, and Rome."
- "A wife's dishonour unking'd Rome for ever."
Etymology
From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king. The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome. Doublet of Roma and Rum.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Rome, Rōm, *Rūmu, *Rūmō, Rōma, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹəʊm/
- British English: /ɹəʊm/
Inflected Forms
Rom (alternative, archaic)
Roome (alternative, archaic)
Room (alternative, archaic)
Rhoome (alternative, archaic)
Romme (alternative, archaic)
Rowme (alternative, archaic)
Roym (alternative, archaic)
Rum (alternative, archaic)
Roma (alternative, uncommon)
Derived Forms
Phrases
all roads lead to Rome
do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope
Duchy of Rome
go to Rome with a mortar on one's head
New Rome
Rome of the West
Rome plow
Rome rule
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Ancient Rome
Stout
Romeburg
Romeburgh
Romeland
Romelede
Romethede
Rome town
Rome city
Istanbul
Constantinople
Moscow